to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
older sister; lass; young lady
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
as (for); for; in the capacity of
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to make merry; to be festive
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
planning; planning ability; deliberateness
at least; at most; (even) just
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to be silent; to say nothing
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
after many twists and turns; after much trouble
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide